| King Parsons | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | King Bailey Parsons Jr. |
| Born | (1950-06-11)June 11, 1950 (age 74) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Iceman Parsons King Parsons[1] Blackbird |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17.5 st)[1] |
| Billed from | St. Louis, Missouri[1] |
| Trained by | Nick Kozak[1] |
| Debut | 1979 |
| Retired | 2005 |
King Bailey Parsons Jr. (born June 11, 1950) is a formerprofessional wrestler better known by hisring nameIceman King Parsons.[1]
Parsons started wrestling in 1979 after being trained by Nick Kozak.[2] King started for theNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'sPaul Boesch Promotion inHouston, Texas.[1] Boesch contactedDon Owen and was successful in landing a job for King in the NWA's Pacific Northwest territory.[1] Both Don and Elton Owen promoted in Washington and Oregon. While in the promotion, he teamed withRocky Johnson and won the tag team title. King moved toBarling, Arkansas and lived there while working for the Tulsa promotion andLeroy McGuirk circa 1978–79. King moved toWorland, Wyoming and wrestled for the Rocky Mountain Wrestling promotion for about a year, wrestling in Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah. Bill Ash booked all the talent and the matches.
In 1982, he moved on toJim Crockett Promotions[1] where he teamed withPorkchop Cash and feuded withDon Kernodle andJim Nelson over theNWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship. In 1983, King then moved on toWorld Class Championship Wrestling. He feuded with theOne Man Gang andChris Adams.[1] Parsons feuded with FreebirdBuddy Roberts who cut his hair. They ended the feud late June 1983 with Parsons using the Freebird hair cream to render Roberts bald. In early December, 1983, Parsons waskayfabe burnt bySkandor Akbar's flame thrower in a match between him andJunkyard Dog vs.Super Destroyer #1 &Super Destroyer #2, leaving Parsons with akayfabe disfigurement. Teaming withBrian Adias against the Super Destroyers at WCCW Wrestling Star Wars in December 1983, Parsons would almost win theNWA American Tag Team Championship, but with the Super Destroyers throwing Adias over the top rope, The Super Destroyers would retain the belts. In addition to his wrestling ability, Parsons became known as one of the best microphone workers in the industry, using many catch phrases such as "rooty poot," "Hubba Bubba, not a speck of trubba," and "Like Momma says, it be's that way sometimes -- have mercy!"
In 1984 Parsons formed "Rock 'n' Soul" withBuck Zumhofe and they, too, had a big feud with The Super Destroyers. He wrestled briefly in the Texas All-Star Wrestling promotion in 1986 and formed the "Dream Team" withTiger Conway Jr. They feuded with Mike and Dizzy Golden.[2]
Iceman then went on to theUniversal Wrestling Federation, where he was snubbed out of a tag team title tournament in 1987. Parsons turned heel and feuded mostly with Adams and with Savannah Jack for many months, and his feud with Jack carried over to Ken Mantell's new Wild West Wrestling promotion. In late 1987, he joinedTerry Gordy andBuddy Roberts, afterMichael Hayes left theFabulous Freebirds, to help them get revenge on him. Hayes teamed withKerry andKevin Von Erich and they had a long feud that eventually saw Gordy side with Hayes and the Von Erichs and Roberts leave the promotion. Parsons was known as the "Blackbird" during this feud and formed a trio called "The Blackbirds" with Perry "Action" Jackson and Harold T. Harris. In 1985, Parsons would win the WCWA American Heavyweight Championship defeating Chris Adams, later losing that title to "Ravishing"Rick Rude. In March 1988 Parsons defeatedKerry Von Erich for theWorld Class Heavyweight Championship in a highly controversial bout that actually saw the lights go out in the Dallas Sportatorium.
In the early-1990s, he moved over to theHerb Abrams-ownedUniversal Wrestling Federation and feuded withColonel DeBeers over his treatment of African-American referee Larry Sampson, who was Parsons's storyline cousin.[2] In 1992, Parsons went to theGlobal Wrestling Federation with Jackson as the Blackbirds managed by Baboose The Witch Doctor and won the tag team title. Parsons also won the North American title, which was their top title. Parsons and Jackson feuded withThe Ebony Experience. He also worked for theUnited States Wrestling Association where he was managed bySkandor Akbar andPercy Pringle.
After the death of friendChris Adams in 2001 and suffering a serious back injury from a car accident, Parsons cut back on his appearances.[3] He is semi-retired, appearing from time to time with a few independent promotions in Texas.
On September 1, 2018 Parsons teamed withMarshall and Ross Von Erich defeatingTatanka,Kid Kash and Arrow Club Kyote at World Class Revolution.
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